A psychiatric disorder characterized by refusal to maintain a healthy body weight and an obsessive fear of gaining weight
What is Anorexia?
100
In addition to psychological factors these play a large role in the development of bulimia.
What are genes?
100
These are the long term goal of eating disorder therapy.
What is treat individuals and promote life long change?
200
A disorder characterized by episodes of binge eating followed by purging either by vomiting or the use of laxatives.
What is Bulimia?
200
Those with anorexia most likely have a tendency toward perfectionism, fear of being humiliated, a family history of the disorder and ...
What is per-puberty trauma such as the death of a loved one?
200
In addition to restoring the patient to a healthy weight and treating psychological issues related to the disorder, this is a main component of therapy.
What is reducing or eliminating the thoughts or behaviors that lead to not eating?
300
Signs of this disorder include eroded tooth enamel, bad breathe, disappearing to the bathroom during or right after meals and bite marks on the hand from inducing vomiting.
What is Bulimia?
300
Depression, self-mutilation, substance and obsessiveness-compulsive behavior are all likely to be diagnosed in those with this disorder.
What is Bulimia?
300
Different forms of psychotherapy are used in treatment. These include individual, family and ...
What is group therapy?
400
Signs of this disorder include extreme weight loss, bloated or upset stomach, thinning hair, brittle nails and a downy hair covering the body.
What is Anorexia?
400
One cause of both anorexia and bulimia is this which is greatly exacerbated by the proliferation of advertisements.
What is a societal pressure to be thin?
400
This is one of the few resources for eating disorders in the Central Ohio area.